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I hear you, my uncle is one of the most prominent cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons in the US and he can't make sense of most of my health issues. EDS patients need to be their own advocates, I encourage you to learn more about the human anatomy and try to embrace pain when you feel it, it generally means something is wrong. Problem is wrong is ok, non functional/torn/broken is not ok. Be careful, my symptoms have spread and I have a similar issue with bowel movement. I hope the same doesn't happen for you. Stay strong, and feel free to reach out any time. I was diagnosed at 14 and refused help for over 15 years until everything started to fall apart. Don't do that lol.

Get checks for kidney stones as well, because we have loose tissues we can pass them along without as much pain as normal and they can get stuck. Our bodies deal with so much pain in such high volumes that often times we can injure ourselves without noticing, and our bodies can sometimes overlook things that should be a natural alarm. That being said I have been experiencing the same thing for about 3-4 years now and it doesn't go away, I've just gotten used to it. Best of luck to you.

Look into thought management, meditation and breathing patterns. Unfortunately pain meds don't help much with our condition, and are not a viable daily relief option. For me, when I began to accept in my teens that this is how my life will be I was able to take the pain and roll with it. I'd love to tell you that it gets better, but the reality is you just become a stronger person the longer you stay in the fight. Learn to channel your focus away from the pain in a bad flare up and focus on steady breathing and positive thought management and you will learn to shift the focus from the pain to other tasks or feelings. When I'm having an extreme flair up and I'm nauseated and exhausted I start playing through funny you tube videos, it helps. Hang in there, you're in for an uphill battle but you are also stronger than you even know. There are others out there like us, we are rare but we exist and we understand. Pain management techniques and advanced in research regarding our condition and treatments are better than ever before, and I can promise you that you have it in you to overcome the discomfort, you must minimize the perception of the discomfort and learn the difference between the chronic pain and an acute injury (like a dislocation or tissue tear). I hope you feel better kiddo, hang in there.

Haha, live in marin county north of San Francisco and all the spandex warriors rule our streets. I've looked some of your replies and you seem not to be one of the fuck the world because I'm a spandex warrior types and more of a chill dude who likes guns and bikes. I tip my hat to you sir, and btw nice furniture on the hardware.

That's awesome, Ron is legit. Next time you see him tell him one of the fairview kids said hi, he'll get a kick out of it and ask you which one. Btw what are your shop hours id love to stop by and see the spot and maybe get some ink.

I paid 899 for mine and I'm happy with it. I'm comfortable with it out to 200 yards or so open sights, around 400 with glass. The m77 action is based off the Mauser design and very reliable. I would not recommend it as a hunting rifle although you could use it as such if needed. It is a cooper design made to be versatile, therefore while it can do many things you will find that there are better tools for each individual use. I bought it as a camping gun and couldn't be happier. To each his own.

Would you recomend it as a good buy? How far do you generally shoot with it?

love mine, is a great scout rifle, practical and fun to shoot. makes a great shtf option and fits well in my collection, although to be honest I feel i can reach out much farther with my r700 but it has a longer barrel and better glass (not to mention ive put many more rounds down range with it, so it may be me).

All things considered I like the action, trigger, and sights. Hate paying for magazines out here in CA though. LGS wanted $70 for metal and $45 for plastic.

Love how the mayor apologizes and reminds the public that the elected officials are sworn to protect our rights, and highlighted the fact that two of them did the opposite. We need more honesty in politics.
Poli=many, tics=blood sucking creatures.